title: Penetrating ulcer of the ascending aorta.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Sotiris C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Stamou
authors.forename: Nicholas T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Kouchoukos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*